Archive for December, 2008

Coverage: The Times of London

Late again? Use the ticket machine in your pocket

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Coverage: London Evening Standard

Tickets by text for all train travellers

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Coverage: The Telegraph

Train passengers to use mobile phones as tickets

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UK Rail Agrees Mobile Ticketing Standard

New Standard Enables Fully Secure Off-Line Validation and Walk-Up Ticket Purchase Across All Rail Operators

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Coverage: Cellular-News

UK Railways Adopt a Single Format for Mobile Ticket Barcodes

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Coverage: GoMo News

"I think this is the best thing I've heard so far today"

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New Mobile Barcode tickets for UK Rail

Finally, after a year of work, the new mobile and self-print barcode standard for UK rail tickets has been approved by the central railway standards body, RSP, a part of ATOC. The following post intends to give a more detailed understanding than that provided by the general media coverage. What does this mean? It means [...]

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Coverage: London Technology Forum

Ben talking about collaboration with MIT/Stanford on Frontline SMS (late addition, not on agenda)

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